Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies
On-screen title card.
Network	ABC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Tonka
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting
Original release	September 13, 1986―December 19, 1987
Run time	22 minutes
Starring	Dan Gilvezan Ruth Buzzi Nancy Cartwright B.J. Ward Bobby Morse Ami Foster Adrienne Alexander Pat Carroll
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Kay Wright
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tom Ruegger Charles M. Howell, IV John Ludin
Director(s)	Art Davis Don Lusk Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Paul Sommer John Kimball Bob Goe Jay Sarbry Gordon Hunt (voices)
Second title card
Season 2's title card

Pound Puppies is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1986 to 1987, airing 26 episodes that spanned two seasons, which followed on from the unrelated movie The Pound Puppies in 1985. It was based on the line of stuffed animals released by Tonka. In the first season, there were PSA-like segments called Pound Puppies Pet Care Corner.

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director in the first season. Joanne Miller was musical coordinator for the first season, then was promoted to director of music supervision for the second season.

Episodes

Title	Original air date
1x01 "Bright Eyes, Come Home"	September 13, 1986
1x02 "How to Find a Hound"	September 20, 1986
1x03 "From Wags to Riches"	September 27, 1986
1x04 "Snowbound Pound"	October 4, 1986
1x05 "The Fairy Dogmother"	October 11, 1986
1x06 "Whopper Cries Uncle"	October 18, 1986
1x07 "In Pups We Trust"	October 25, 1986
1x08 "The Captain and the Cats"	November 1, 1986
1x09 "Secret Agent Pup"	November 8, 1986
1x10 "Wagga-Wagga"	November 15, 1986
1x11 "The Star Pup"	November 22, 1986
1x12 "Happy Howlidays"	November 29, 1986
1x13 "Ghost Hounders"	December 6, 1986
2x01 "Whopper Gets the Point" "The Bird Dog"	September 23, 1987
2x02 "Tail of the Pup" "King Whopper"	October 3, 1987
2x03 "Tuffy Gets Fluffy" "Casey, Come Home"	October 10, 1987
2x04 "Where Do Puppies Come From?" "Pups on the Loose"	October 10, 1987
2x05 "The Invisible Friend" "Kid in the Doghouse"	October 17, 1987
2x06 "Little Big Dog" "The Bright Eyes Mob"	October 24, 1987
2x07 "Good Night, Sweet Pups" "The Rescue Pups"	November 7, 1987
2x08 "Nose Marie Day" "Snow Puppies"	November 14, 1987
2x09 "Nose Marie Day" "Snow Puppies"	November 21, 1987
2x10 "Bright Lights, Bright Eyes" "Dog and Caterpillar"	November 21, 1987
2x11 "Garbage Night: The Musical"	November 28, 1987
2x12 "Peter Pup"	November 28, 1987
2x13 "Cooler, Come Back"	December 19, 1987

Cast

• Dan Gilvezan as Cooler
• Ruth Buzzi as Nose Marie
• Nancy Cartwright as Bright Eyes
• B.J. Ward as Whopper
• Bobby Morse (credited as Robert Morse in season 2) as Howler
• Ami Foster as Holly
• Adrienne Alexander as Brattina
• Pat Carroll as Katrina Stoneheart